Rick Metsger
| Rick Metsger | |
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| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 26th district |
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| In office 1999–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Baker |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Thomsen |
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| Born | August 16, 1951 Corvallis, Oregon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kay |
| Residence | Welches, Oregon |
Richard Thomas "Rick" Metsger is a Democratic politician who served in the Oregon State Senate from 1999 to 2011. On May 16, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Metsger to serve as one of three voting members of the Board of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an independent federal agency that oversees the United States’ credit union system, which has more than $1 trillion in assets.
Prior to his political career, Metsger was a sportscaster, teacher, and served on the board of directors in Portland, Oregon.
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NCUA Board Vice Chairman (Aug 4, 2014 - Present)
President Barack Obama nominated Rick Metsger to serve on the Board of the National Credit Union Administration on May 16, 2013. The United States Senate confirmed Metsger on August 1, 2013.
After he took the oath of office on August 23, 2013 Metsger shared his vision “for NCUA to be recognized as an agency that manages its own fiscal house well, proposes regulatory action that is effectively targeted to achieve the desired outcome without placing unnecessary burdens on the credit unions themselves and, above all, maintains the confidence and trust the American public places in their local credit union.”
On September 18, 2014 the NCUA Board designated Board Member Rick Metsger as Vice Chairman of NCUA, pursuant to the requirements of NCUA’s rules.[1]
On Jan. 1, 2014, NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz appointed Metsger as NCUA’s representative on the Board of NeighborWorks America, one of the nation’s preeminent affordable housing and community development organizations.
He succeeds former NCUA Board Member Gigi Hyland, who left the Board Oct. 5, 2012. Metsger’s term continues through August 2, 2017.[2]
Early life and career
Metsger was born in Portland, Oregon, where he attended elementary school. He graduated from Centennial High School in Gresham. In 1972, he earned a bachelor's degree in communication from Lewis & Clark College, where he also earned a master's degree in teaching in 1975.[3][4]
Metsger taught at Sam Barlow High School in Gresham from 1973 to 1976 and was an assistant basketball coach at Lewis & Clark during that same time.[3]
Sports anchor
In 1977, Metsger was hired as a sportscaster for Portland television station KOIN,[5] eventually working his way up to sports anchor and sports director. In the early 1990s, Metsger was moved to a combination news and sports role.[6] In August 1992, hours after completing an investigative report about leaking nuclear waste tanks at the Hanford Site, Metsger was fired from the station. The report aired three weeks later (narrated by another reporter), and later won the Best Investigative Reporting award from the Oregon Associated Press Broadcasters Association.[7][8]
Political career
In 1998, Metsger sought his first political office, running as a Democrat for the Oregon State Senate in the 14th state senate district (later renumbered the 26th due to redistricting). He was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and in the general election; he defeated former Oregon House member Jerry Grisham, who had defeated incumbent Ken Baker in the Republican primary.[9] Metsger was re-elected in 2002 and 2006.
In 2008, he became a candidate for Oregon Secretary of State, running to succeed incumbent Bill Bradbury, but lost the Democratic primary to Kate Brown. Metsger sought the Democratic nomination for Oregon State Treasurer in the special election to replace Ben Westlund, but lost to fellow Democrat Ted Wheeler.[10]
During Metsger’s 12 years in the Oregon State Senate, he chaired the Business and Transportation Committee and served on committees with jurisdiction in the areas of education, revenue, the judiciary, human services and consumer protection.
Metsger sponsored laws that expanded state-chartered credit unions’ field of membership, refunded millions of dollars to consumers, combated predatory payday lending, and created the largest public transportation investment in the state’s history.
Metsger left the Legislature in 2011. After his departure, Metsger owned and managed his own strategic communications consulting firm focused on the areas of financial services, capital construction, energy and transportation.
Prior Service
In addition to consulting and public service, Metsger has worked as a teacher and a radio and television journalist. From 1993 to 2001, he served on the board of directors of the Portland Teachers Credit Union. While in college, the credit union gave him a $350 loan to purchase his first car. Twenty years later, he joined the credit union’s board as a volunteer director.
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